umwerfen

[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]

/[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“umwerfen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,093 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,093
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der senkrechten Lage in die waagerechte Lage bringen, auf den Boden befördern

Corpus desk

Index DE-umwerfen · umwerfen · German

umwerfen · rank #74,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,093
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Umweltprobleme

Nearest frequency peer: Umweltprobleme (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „umwerfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „umwerfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for umwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordumwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „umwerfen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).umwerfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Umweltprobleme“ (#74,092), „unberechenbare“ (#74,095), „Ungehorsams“ (#74,096). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „umwerfen“ bei #74,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

umwerfen is uncommon German at frequency #74,093 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

umwerfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is umwerfen, spelled U-M-W-E-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der senkrechten Lage in die waagerechte Lage bringen, auf den Boden befördern
  2. 2
    ohne größere Umstände einfach ein Kleidungsstück überziehen
  3. 3
    aus dem seelischen Gleichgewicht bringen oder auch nur beeindrucken
  4. 4
    zunichte machen von Plänen, verändern von Ordnungen oder Folgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how umwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sabine hat die Vase umgeworfen, als sie nach der Zeitung griff.
  2. Heute Nacht haben Unbekannte ein Wartehäuschen umgeworfen.

Synonyms

niederreißenumkippenumreißenumschmeißenumschubsenumstoßenumstürzenüberziehenüberhängenumhängenüberwältigenvom Sockel hauenetwas über den Haufen werfen

This word in other languages

knock over(English)tumbar(Español)derrubar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "umwerfen"?
"umwerfen" is spelled U-M-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩].
What does "umwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "umwerfen" means: aus der senkrechten Lage in die waagerechte Lage bringen, auf den Boden befördern
How do you pronounce "umwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "umwerfen" is [ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "umwerfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "umwerfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umrandet#74,089tropisch#74,082surreale#74,053stoppten#74,044

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list